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In most fantasy novels that I read, there seems to be this market stall food called sausage rolls or meatrolls, that protagonists grab before journeying off on their quests. I have been salivating over this concept as long as I’ve read about it, and a few years ago I decided I was going to make
There are so many awesome ideas around the internet. Many of them I post to my Pinterest, if you wanted to follow me. I’ve saved some of them for sharing here with you! Here’s another way to make your own litter box furniture – this time, with Ikea furniture! I have also shared three ways
Earlier this year, a dear friend of mine got elevated to the Order of the Pelican, the highest award given for service in the SCA and one of the peerages. For his elevation ceremony, I made him cookies based on his heraldry by designing and making custom cookie cutters. They were designed in Adobe Illustrator
At Baron Wars this past summer I had a great discussion with our rapier general, Peter, on what is the best way to deny a flank. This is a tactic that occurs during line fights. Below is a picture of two lines fighting, orange versus green. The black markings are their swords, dagger, shields, and
In this post, I’m going to talk about a couple fun rapier melee games you can try with your fencers! Previously, I have talked a lot about the game Fox & Hound. This post explains King of the Throne and Bowser’s Castle. King of the Throne Optimal Number of Fencers: At least 20. If you
I was at Baron Wars, an SCA event, in June this year. This is another great event for rapier melee – one of the best held near south-eastern Michigan all year, with about four dozen fencers fighting in the melee games in the morning. Baron Wars is held at Fort Meigs near Toledo, Ohio, and
I’ve been catching up on all the blog posts I’ve missed while off the grid at Pennsic. When I came across Cation Designs‘s post on her My Neighbor Totoro shirt, I knew it was time to do another links day. She also has a recent post on re-making a baby bouncer in a Totoro! Go check
Hello, internet! I’m back from my blogging vacation, which means I should be putting out posts every Monday and Thursday again for a while. 🙂 This post is a weird mishmash of things going on my life this week and updates from the past month or so. Scroll down for a rough tutorial on how
I’ve made a bunch of little dragon finger puppets! They are super easy and can be made with little felt scraps. The tutorial on how to make them is from Vicki Brown Designs. Why have I made so many dragon finger puppets? To give away as largesse in my largesse tourney! For the SCA event